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as in to join
to be adjacent to
our land verges on a wildlife refuge
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2
as in to touch (on)
to come very close to being
a comment that verged on an insult
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025 -
Hurts joins a bevy of high-profile football stars whose fashion profile has grown over the course of the last several years.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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Nothing seems as appealing as my soft and stretchy pajama bottoms — but maybe, just maybe, Scarlett Johansson’s mega-voluminous pants are the exception.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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And the shareholders’ dispute, for now, doesn’t seem to bode well for increasing the player payroll.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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The police chief touched the gun and his wife’s body shortly after the shot was fired.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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Any woman who has been inappropriately touched in the workplace will recognize Ms. Lively’s discomfort.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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The unusual features resemble the famed buttes and mesas of Monument Valley along the Arizona-Utah border.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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That skin has scales that aren’t spiky or dangerous in any way, but do resemble dragon skin; hence the name.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
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Emmett is about 30 miles north of Boise in neighboring Gem County.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Feb. 2025
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The remaining seven have occurred in neighboring Johnson County.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Mootz Pizzeria opened its Side Hustle Lounge, adjoining the popular downtown pizza spot.—
Susan Selasky,
Detroit Free Press,
31 Dec. 2024
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Some shots flew into a next-door neighbor’s adjoining apartment.—
Dylan Lovan,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Nov. 2024
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Trump first announced the creation of Stargate on Tuesday while flanked by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, SoftBank chairman Masayoshi Son and Oracle chief technology officer Larry Ellison.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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While the main bar is enclosed with air-conditioning, it's flanked by two outdoor spaces for smokers, notably those dabbling in the fine cigars sold on the terrace.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Perched comfortably by a fireplace on a mid-century modern couch surrounded by views of 57th Street and Central Park on the invitation-only VIP 10th floor of the Landmark flagship in New York City, Tiffany & Co. CEO Anthony Ledru seemed perfectly at ease.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2025
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The clip shows a handful of guests starting to surround a large fish flopping on the floor outside of two display tanks, each approximately 6 feet tall, after falling out of one of the tanks.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
31 Jan. 2025
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